Stephen Williams is a writer and investigative journalist.
His reputation was solidified by the international success of two books, “Invisible Darkness: The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka” and “Karla: A Pact with the Devil” which were critically acclaimed as “apocalyptic stories set in landscapes of suburban deviance.”
His nonfiction work has been compared to that of Norman Mailer and Truman Capote.
Professor George Elliott Clark wrote “The true crime is, in the hands of artists like Truman Capote and Stephen Williams, a kind of poetry, a kind of austere grand guignol, exuding gaudy horror.”
“On an aesthetic level, “Karla: A Pact with the Devil” is almost unique in our literature.” poet and publisher Barry Callaghan said. “It is an extraordinary act of the imagination brought to bear on the facts.”
Mr. Williams was twice arrested to do with these books, once in 1998 and again in 2003, criminally charged with over one hundred counts of disobeying court orders and publication bans, twice put on trial over the eight-year period between 1998 and 2005, and twice exonerated.
The Attorney General also sued Mr. Williams in 2003 as an enemy of the State, alleging he was in possession of “sensitive” court documents. The lawsuit sought unspecified damages and the seizure of Mr. Williams’ research and archives. Although the courts and police seized his computer and files, the lawsuit did not succeed.
In 2004, Mr. Williams was given the Hellman-Hammett Award by the Human Rights Watch. The Award is usually presented annually to journalists who have been prosecuted by totalitarian regimes such as China and Iran.
Stephen Williams lives on a rockscrabble farm in southwestern Ontario with the writer Marsha Boulton and their young Bull Terrier, Thelonius Monk.
LAW AND DISORDER 
Dear Stephen Williams, we are attaching the URL for a posted blog about the appointment of Mr. Murray Segal by the Nova Scotia PS to review the Rehtaeh Parsons case:
http://looncanada.com/2013/08/17/meet-the-legal-veteran-whos-been-brought-in-to-review-the-botched-rehtaeh-parsons-fiasco/
As it mentions your involvement in some of Mr. Segal’s past cases, thought you might find it of interest. LC
Thanks Loon. Appreciate your interest. Already knew about Segal’s appointment. The gravy train goes on forever. How do we get aboard?
I can’t remember if I thanked you for this or not at the time but if not thank you.
Do you know if Bernardo and Homolka traveled to Eastern Ontario and may have tried their “lost tourists” ploy there?
I do. And they did not. Sw
Do you have information regarding Michael Sellers Paradise Productions II CA FRAUD and his imprisonment?
I do not. I did not have anything to do with Sellers or his misguided project. The producer who, at that time, owned the film etertainment rights to “Invisible Darkness” compelled him to leave a good deal of footage on the cutting room floor as it infringed on our proprietary rights as well as pay a token “permission” fee to us if he wanted to actually go ahead and make the thing anyway, even though it was destined to be, how shall I put it, substandard. He did not strike me as an honest or righteous broker. I only met him once, briefly, and never saw or heard of him again. Had he been convicted of fraud and tossed in jail it would not surprise me. That’s all.
He has been!! http://www.constantinereport.com/hollywood-firm-run-by-ex-cia-agent-found-guilty-of-telemarketing-fraud/ http://whatiscrime.com/telemarketing-fraud-partnership-units-finance-movies/ http://www.fraudtimes.com/2012/03/a-tale-of-epic-movie-proportions-comes-to-an-end-with-the-last-guilty-plea/ He bilked my mom out of allot of money, she passed away 2016 and I am dealing with devaluing her Paradise Productions and Quantum “assets”. I had to find court case numbers, and documentation..its all there.
I’m sorry to hear that. Vermin like Sellers are scourges on many dimensions. Don’t mean to politicize the discussion but there are thousands of guys like Sellers in every nook and cranny – not just Hollywood; I like to think of them as mini-Trumps. In spite of atrocious business records literred with failures at other people’s expense more often than not they never get got, even ending up in the White House. That of course is the most extreme example but the majority of this kind of scum do not get caught. I’m truly sorry your mother was one of his victims. Although it does not do her any good at least her predator is getting something, a taste of a just dessert. That is something of a consolation, at least for you. I appreciate your letting me know. He actually even got me a tinsy bit; we were supposed to get a payment when the DVD came. Naturally it was dust in the wind. But at least we did get him and in the process got $$ but more importantly, ensured what he produced was pure crap, and an embarrassment and perhaps even contributed to his ultimate conviction and incarceration, at least in some small way. Again, thanks for bringing it to my attention.